Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun

Spiny small hedgehog cactus, groups of narrow vertical stems grow 2-3ft wide. White spines. Pink-purple flowers. Cold hardy but keep dry in winter.

Bluish green cylindrical body with short spines and prominent yellow flowers. Protect from frost.

Nearly spineless hedgehog cactus from Monterrey. Clumps of stems to 20″

Classic chartreuse green flowered small hedgehog cactus. Cylindrical stems to 3″ diameter, can get up to 8″ tall.

South American and North American Hybrids

Large hybrid Hedgehog cactus with dozens of large, fragrant blooms. They will have a large bloom flush in late spring or early summer, depending on when we get our first warm temperatures. They will also send out a few more blooms through the summer and can get a 2nd large flush in the fall.

x Chamaelobivia “Rose Quartz”
Echinopsis chamaecereus c.v. “Rose Quartz”

Clumps to 12″ of numerous low growing stems. This cultivar has the most vibrant rose-red flowers.

Lobivia ancistrophora

Mounding, clumping barrel cactus with short spines. Hordes of yellow to orange, sometimes red, blooms in spring and summer.

Lobivia arachnacantha

Generally clumping small barrels with hordes of yellow to orange and sometimes vibrant red blooms spring/summer.

Lobivia wrightiana

Mounding, clumping barrel cactus with long curved brown spines. Hordes of pink blooms in spring and summer. Slow growing, rot-prone – keep dry in winter.

Chamaecereus silvestrii
Lobivia silvestrii

Clumps to 12″ across with many 1″ diameter cylindrical finger-like (peanut-like?) stems, sometimes spiraling. Prolific variable vivid orange and red flowers throughout the year, mostly in spring and summer. Crowding of stems over time is common, can be carefully separated and rooted. When grown from seed there will be a range of flower colors.

Solitary or occasional clusters, to 12″ tall. Long-necked pink flowers rise high above the stems.

Solitary or occasional clusters, to 12″ tall. Long-necked peach flowers rise high above the stems.

Shrubby to 3’h.; multiple red flowers/year.

Upright sprawling stems to 5ft. Variable flowers – red to yellow to orange.

Trichocereus bridgesii

Bluish stems, tall and thin with sparse long spines. Grows to 15ft tall.

Trichocereus bridgesii “Monstruosa”

There are a number of different clones of this monstrose cactus, but they all have the smooth skin, regular branches, and thin long spines.

Usually solitary to 14″ tall; Flowers at top

Trichocereus macrogonus

Several erect stems to 10′ h.; prominent rounded ribs

Large clumps of low growing globose stems to 8″ dia. each

Forms clumps. Stems are variable – 2″-10″ diameter; spines are variable, not always present. Large tubular showy flowers range from pinkish white to lavender, sometimes light red.

Large high-altitude cactus, tree-like to 20ft. Multi stemmed, branches at the base. Enormous fragrant day blooming white flowers borne near the stem tip. 6-8 inch diameter ribbed columns, Blue/Green in color with minimal spines. Hardy to 15F.

Blue-hued cultivar. Multi stemmed, branches at the base. Enormous fragrant day blooming white flowers borne near the stem tip.

Large high-altitude cactus, cresting form. Slow growing, thick and bumpy.

Large high-altitude cactus with lumpy ribs.

Tree-like to 13 feet tall; Dark blue-green stems, 6-10 ribs

Multi-stemmed, 2-3″ cylindrical erect stems, each growing 4- to 6ft. tall. Golden spines. Large white flowers towards the tops of the stems spring through summer.